British and Scottish Coins, Numismatic Books

Akerman, J.Y., An Introduction to the Study of Ancient and Modern Coins, London, 1848, vii + 220pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 358); Henfrey, H.W., A Guide to the Study and Arrangement of English Coins, 1st edn, London, 1870, Parts I-III in one, 94 + 148 + 32pp (Manville 460); Kenyon, R.L., The Gold Coins of England, London, 1884, 217pp, 23 plates (Manville 509); Thorburn, W.S., A Guide to the Coins of Great Britain & Ireland…with their value, London, nd [1884], viii + 159pp, lithographic plates, ALS from George Day to George Feuardent, 18 March 1920, pasted in (Manville 511); Grueber, H.A., Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1899, lxxi + 272pp, 64 plates (Manville 591); Spink & Son, Numismatic Circular, vol. 45 [1937], complete, bound; together with other references on British coins (7), by Brooke, Humphreys, North, etc [14]. Mostly in publishers’ bindings £60-80

Provenance: Kenyon ex libris Edwin William Alabone, with his bookplate.

George Day, 69 Great Russell street, London, was the London agent for Rollin & Feuardent. Understandably, when remarking on the values for coins quoted by Thorburn 35 years earlier, Day says “they are not much good, prices average now, at least 100% above those [quoted], except for the coins from George III to Victoria, which are about the same”